DELTA ACHIEVEMENT TEST | 2026 Update | Full
Questions and Answers Guide | Question and
Answer | A+ Verified
• National Boards were created as part of the organizational structure under this
National President -✓✓Gladys Byram Sheppard
• The National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed under this National President -✓✓Anna
Johnson Julian
• Delegates voted to hold National Convention every two years under this National
President -✓✓Ethel Lamar Calimese
• President when the 1st National Convention was held -✓✓Sadie T.M. Alexander
• Omega Omega was established as a Memorial Chapter under this National President -
✓✓Dorothy Pelham Beckley
• What is the Sacred Vow/Sorority Vow -✓✓Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is a
lifetime commitment
• What is the Sacred Trust -✓✓The induction of new members into Delta Sigma Theta is
the sorority's most sacred trust.
• Who wrote and composed the Delta National Hymn? -✓✓Alice Dunbar Nelson and
Florence Cole Talbert
• What is the sorority's official stone? -✓✓The pearl
• Where were the graduate chapters authorized and what year -✓✓At the 2nd National
Convention and in 1920
• Who were the first (3) Honorary Members of DST? -✓✓Nannie H. Burroughs, Gabrielle
Pelham, Mary Church Terrell
• The Jewels representing the Nine Cardinal Virtues are located on which Greek Letter
on the Delta pin -✓✓Sigma
• When was Delta's Alpha Chapter granted a Certificate of Incorporation? -✓✓February
18, 1913
• In what year was DST conceptualized as a chartered sorority? -✓✓1912
, • In what year was the Housing Fund, Sinking Fund, Scholarship Award Fund and
College Tuition Fund established? -✓✓1922
• Name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identify? -✓✓Sisterhood, Black, College,
Women, Public Service
• Name the Nine Jewels -✓✓Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity,
Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
• What is the Mission Statement of the Sorority -✓✓Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Incorporated is an organization of college educated women committed to the
constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on
the Black community.
• Name the First Jewel in the Sigma -✓✓Compassion
• What is the meaning of the Jewel Compassion -✓✓Dedicated to the Founders of Delta
Sigma Theta
• Name the Second Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning -✓✓Courtesy and is dedicated
to the Mothers of Delta members
• Name the Third Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning -✓✓Dedication and is dedicated
to the National Presidents, past and present
• Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year? -✓✓1930
• On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded? -✓✓Howard
University
• What are the two components of the Fundamental Principles of the organization -
✓✓The Nine Jewels and the Delta Oath
• Which Founder taught drama at Bennett College; served as Directress of the Harlem
School of Arts; and who selected the Delta mottoes -✓✓Osceola McCarthy Adams
• Which Founder was born in Chicago Illinois; and a constant supporter of Alpha
Chapter -✓✓Marguerite Young Alexander
• Which Founder was the First custodian of the Alpha Chapter; and the first black social
worker with New York City and New York County charities -✓✓Winona Cargile
Alexander
Questions and Answers Guide | Question and
Answer | A+ Verified
• National Boards were created as part of the organizational structure under this
National President -✓✓Gladys Byram Sheppard
• The National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed under this National President -✓✓Anna
Johnson Julian
• Delegates voted to hold National Convention every two years under this National
President -✓✓Ethel Lamar Calimese
• President when the 1st National Convention was held -✓✓Sadie T.M. Alexander
• Omega Omega was established as a Memorial Chapter under this National President -
✓✓Dorothy Pelham Beckley
• What is the Sacred Vow/Sorority Vow -✓✓Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is a
lifetime commitment
• What is the Sacred Trust -✓✓The induction of new members into Delta Sigma Theta is
the sorority's most sacred trust.
• Who wrote and composed the Delta National Hymn? -✓✓Alice Dunbar Nelson and
Florence Cole Talbert
• What is the sorority's official stone? -✓✓The pearl
• Where were the graduate chapters authorized and what year -✓✓At the 2nd National
Convention and in 1920
• Who were the first (3) Honorary Members of DST? -✓✓Nannie H. Burroughs, Gabrielle
Pelham, Mary Church Terrell
• The Jewels representing the Nine Cardinal Virtues are located on which Greek Letter
on the Delta pin -✓✓Sigma
• When was Delta's Alpha Chapter granted a Certificate of Incorporation? -✓✓February
18, 1913
• In what year was DST conceptualized as a chartered sorority? -✓✓1912
, • In what year was the Housing Fund, Sinking Fund, Scholarship Award Fund and
College Tuition Fund established? -✓✓1922
• Name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identify? -✓✓Sisterhood, Black, College,
Women, Public Service
• Name the Nine Jewels -✓✓Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity,
Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
• What is the Mission Statement of the Sorority -✓✓Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Incorporated is an organization of college educated women committed to the
constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on
the Black community.
• Name the First Jewel in the Sigma -✓✓Compassion
• What is the meaning of the Jewel Compassion -✓✓Dedicated to the Founders of Delta
Sigma Theta
• Name the Second Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning -✓✓Courtesy and is dedicated
to the Mothers of Delta members
• Name the Third Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning -✓✓Dedication and is dedicated
to the National Presidents, past and present
• Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year? -✓✓1930
• On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded? -✓✓Howard
University
• What are the two components of the Fundamental Principles of the organization -
✓✓The Nine Jewels and the Delta Oath
• Which Founder taught drama at Bennett College; served as Directress of the Harlem
School of Arts; and who selected the Delta mottoes -✓✓Osceola McCarthy Adams
• Which Founder was born in Chicago Illinois; and a constant supporter of Alpha
Chapter -✓✓Marguerite Young Alexander
• Which Founder was the First custodian of the Alpha Chapter; and the first black social
worker with New York City and New York County charities -✓✓Winona Cargile
Alexander
